Faron Young
cantante estadounidense
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Faron Young (25 de febrero de 1932 - 10 de diciembre de 1996) fue un cantante y compositor estadounidense de country entre los primeros años de la década de 1950 hasta mediados de los 80 y uno de sus estrellas más coloridas.
Otrosnombres
The Hillbilly Heartthrob
The Singing Sheriff
The Singing Sheriff
Nacimiento
25 de febrero de 1932
Shreveport (Estados Unidos)
Shreveport (Estados Unidos)
Fallecimiento
10 de diciembre de 1996 (64 años)
Nashville (Estados Unidos)
Nashville (Estados Unidos)
Causa de muerte
Suicidio
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| Información personal | ||
| Otros nombres |
The Hillbilly Heartthrob The Singing Sheriff | |
| Nacimiento |
25 de febrero de 1932 Shreveport (Estados Unidos) | |
| Fallecimiento |
10 de diciembre de 1996 (64 años) Nashville (Estados Unidos) | |
| Causa de muerte | Suicidio | |
| Nacionalidad | Estadounidense | |
| Educación | ||
| Educado en | Fair Park Medical Careers Magnet High School | |
| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | Músico, cantante, cantautor y artista discográfico | |
| Años activo | desde 1951 | |
| Seudónimo |
The Hillbilly Heartthrob The Singing Sheriff | |
| Género | Música country | |
| Instrumento | Guitarra y voz | |
| Discográfica | Gotham | |
Sus éxitos incluyen "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" o "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" que le marcaron como cantante honky tonk tanto en sonido como en estilo personal, y "Hello Walls" o "It's Four in the Morning" que mostraron su versatilidad como vocalista. Conocido como Hillbilly Heartthrob, y como el Sheriff cantante en sus papeles en películas. Se suicidó en 1996 y es miembro del Country Music Hall of Fame.
Discografía
Álbumes
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Sweethearts or Strangers | — | Capitol T-778 |
| 1958 | Object of My Affection | — | Capitol T-1004 |
| This Is Faron Young | — | Capitol T-1096 | |
| 1959 | My Garden of Prayer | — | Capitol T-1185 |
| Talk About Hits | — | Capitol T-1245 | |
| 1960 | Sings the Best | — | Capitol ST-1450 |
| 1961 | Hello Walls | — | Capitol ST-1528 |
| The Young Approach | — | Capitol ST-1634 | |
| 1963 | All Time Greatest Hits | — | Capitol DT-2037 |
| This Is Faron | — | Mercury SR-60785 | |
| Aims at the West | 11 | Mercury SR-60840 | |
| 1964 | Story Songs for Country Folks | 7 | Mercury SR-60896 |
| Country Dance Favorites | 7 | Mercury SR-60931 | |
| Story Songs of Mountains and Valleys | — | Mercury SR-60931 | |
| 1965 | Pen and Paper | — | Mercury SR-61007 |
| Greatest Hits | — | Mercury SR-61047 | |
| 1966 | Sings the Songs of Jim Reeves | 18 | Mercury SR-61058 |
| 1967 | Unmitigated Gall | 18 | Mercury SR-61110 |
| 1968 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | 24 | Mercury SR-61143 |
| Here's Faron Young | 35 | Mercury SR-61174 | |
| 1969 | I've Got Precious Memories | 38 | Mercury SR-61212 |
| Wine Me Up | 13 | Mercury SR-61241 | |
| 1970 | The Best of Faron Young | 45 | Mercury SR-61267 |
| Occasional Wife | 31 | Mercury SR-61275 | |
| 1971 | Step Aside | 19 | Mercury SR-61337 |
| Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye | 23 | Mercury SR-61354 | |
| 1972 | Its Four in the Morning | 11 | Mercury SR-61359 |
| This Little Girl of Mine | 17 | Mercury SR-61364 | |
| 1973 | This Time the Hurtin's on Me | 19 | Mercury SR-61376 |
| Just What I Had in Mind | 26 | Mercury SRM1-674 | |
| 1974 | Some Kind of a Woman | 25 | Mercury SRM1-698 |
| A Man and His Music | 45 | Mercury SRM1-1016 | |
| 1976 | I'd Just Be Fool Enough | — | Mercury SRM1-1075 |
| 1977 | The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 | 32 | Mercury SRM1-1130 |
| 1978 | That Young Feelin' | — | Mercury SRM1-5005 |
| 1979 | Chapter Two | — | MCA -3092 |
| 1980 | Free and Easy | — | MCA - 3212 |
| 1987 | Funny How Time Slips Away (with Willie Nelson) | — | Columbia FC - 39484 |
| Here's to You | — | Step One SOR - 0040 | |
| Greatest Hits 1-3 | — | Step One SOR - 43/44/45 | |
| 1988 | Country Christmas | — | Step One SOP - 0059 |
| 1990 | Memories That Last (with Ray Price) | — | Step One SOP - 0068 |
| 1993 | Live in Branson | — | Laserlight 12137 |
Sencillos
| Year | Sencillo | Chart Positions[1] | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
| 1951 | "Hot Rod Shot Gun Boogie No 2" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "You're Just Imagination" | — | — | — | |
| "I Heard the Juke Box Playing" | — | — | — | ||
| "Tattle Tale Years" | — | — | — | This Is Faron Young | |
| "Foolish Pride" | — | — | — | singles only | |
| "Saving My Tears for Tomorrow" | — | — | — | ||
| "Goin' Steady" | 2 | — | — | This Is Faron Young | |
| 1953 | "I Can't Wait (For the Sun to Go Down)" | 5 | — | — | singles only |
| "That's What I'd Do for You" | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Gonna Tell Santa Claus on You" | — | — | — | ||
| "Just Married" | — | — | — | This Is Faron Young | |
| 1954 | "They Made Me Fall in Love with You" | — | — | — | singles only |
| "Place for Girls Like You" | 8 | — | — | ||
| "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" | 2 | — | — | This Is Faron Young | |
| 1955 | "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" | 1 | — | — | |
| "God Bless God" | — | — | — | singles only | |
| "Go Back, You Fool" | 11 | — | — | ||
| "It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)" | 5 | — | — | This Is Faron Young | |
| 1956 | "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night" | 4 | — | — | |
| "Sweet Dreams" | 2 | — | — | ||
| "Turn Her Down" | 9 | — | — | singles only | |
| "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" | 5 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | "The Shrine of St. Cecilia" | 15 | 96 | — | |
| "Love Has Finally Come My Way" | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Vacation's Over" | — | — | — | ||
| "Locket" | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "I Can't Dance" | — | — | — | |
| "Alone with You" | 1 | 51 | — | Sings the Best | |
| "That's the Way I Feel" | 9 | — | — | singles only | |
| "Last Night at a Party" | 20 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | "That's the Way It's Gotta Be" | 14 | — | — | Sings the Best |
| "Country Girl" | 1 | — | — | ||
| "Riverboat" | 4 | 83 | — | ||
| 1960 | "Your Old Used to Be" | 5 | — | — | |
| "There's Not Any Like You Left" | 21 | — | — | Hello Walls | |
| "Forget the Past" | 20 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | "Hello Walls" | 1 | 12 | — | |
| "Backtrack" | 8 | 89 | — | The Young Approach | |
| 1962 | "Three Days" | 7 | — | — | |
| "The Comeback" | 4 | — | — | single only | |
| "Down by the River" | 9 | — | — | All Time Greatest Hits | |
| 1963 | "The Yellow Bandana" | 4 | 114 | — | This Is Faron |
| "I've Come to Say Goodbye" | 30 | — | — | ||
| "We've Got Something in Common" | 13 | — | — | ||
| "You'll Drive Me Back (Into Her Arms Again)" | 10 | — | — | singles only | |
| 1964 | "Keeping Up with the Joneses" (with Margie Singleton) | 5 | — | — | |
| "Old Courthouse" | 48 | — | — | Story Songs for Country Folks | |
| "Another Woman's Man - Another Man's Woman" (with Margie Singleton) |
38 | — | — | single only | |
| "My Friend on the Right" | 11 | — | — | Story Songs of Mountains and Valleys | |
| 1965 | "Walk Tall" | 10 | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| "Nothing Left to Lose" | 34 | — | — | ||
| "My Dreams" | 14 | — | — | Unmitigated Gall | |
| 1966 | "You Don't Treat Me Right" | — | — | — | |
| "Unmitigated Gall" | 7 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "I Guess I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night" | 48 | — | — | |
| "Wonderful World of Women" | 14 | — | — | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | |
| 1968 | "She Went a Little Bit Farther" | 14 | — | 32 | Here's Faron Young |
| "I Just Came to Get My Baby" | 8 | — | 1 | ||
| 1969 | "I've Got Precious Memories" | 25 | — | — | I've Got Precious Memories |
| "Wine Me Up" | 2 | — | 3 | Wine Me Up | |
| "Your Time's Coming" | 4 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | "Occasional Wife" | 6 | — | 15 | Occasional Wife |
| "If I Ever Fall in Love (With a Honky Tonk Girl)" | 4 | — | 2 | ||
| "Goin' Steady" | 5 | — | 8 | Step Aside | |
| 1971 | "Step Aside" | 6 | — | 11 | |
| "Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye" | 9 | — | 11 | Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye | |
| "It's Four in the Morning" | 1 | 92 | 1 | It's Four in the Morning | |
| 1972 | "This Little Girl of Mine" | 5 | — | 3 | This Little Girl of Mine |
| "Woman's Touch" | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "She Fights That Lovin' Feeling" | 15 | — | 6 | This Time The Hurtin's on Me |
| "Just What I Had in Mind" | 9 | — | 9 | Just What I Had in Mind | |
| 1974 | "Some Kind of a Woman" | 8 | — | 6 | Some Kind of a Woman |
| "The Wrong in Loving You" | 20 | — | 22 | ||
| "Another You" | 23 | — | — | A Man and His Music | |
| 1975 | "Here I Am in Dallas" | 16 | — | 49 | The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 |
| "Feel Again" | 21 | — | 15 | ||
| 1976 | "I'd Just Be Fool Enough" | 33 | — | — | I'd Just Be Fool Enough |
| "(The Worst You Ever Gave Me Was) The Best I Ever Had" | 30 | — | — | The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 | |
| 1977 | "Crutches" | 25 | — | — | That Young Feelin' |
| 1978 | "Loving Here and Living There and Lying in Between" | 38 | — | — | |
| 1979 | "The Great Chicago Fire" | 67 | — | 30 | Chapter Two |
| "That Over Thirty Look" | 69 | — | 68 | ||
| 1980 | "(If I'd Only Known) It Was the Last Time" | 56 | — | 74 | Free and Easy |
| "Tearjoint" | 72 | — | — | singles only | |
| 1981 | "Until the Bitter End" | 88 | — | — | |
| "Pull Up a Pillow" | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Stop and Take the Time" | 100 | — | — | Here's to You |
| "Here's to You" | 87 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "It's Four in the Morning" | — | — | — | Greatest Hits 1-3 |
| 1991 | "Just an Ol' Heartache" | — | — | — | single only |
| 1992 | "Memories That Last" (with Ray Price) | — | — | — | Memories That Last |
| "Too Big to Fight" (with Ray Price) | — | — | — | ||
| "Christmas Song" | — | — | — | Country Christmas | |
Caras B
| Year | B-Side | US Country | Original A-Side |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | "Forgive Me, Dear" | flip | "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" |
| "All Right" | 2 | "Go Back, You Fool" | |
| "For the Love of a Woman Like You" | flip | "It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)" | |
| 1956 | "You're Still Mine" | 3 | "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night" |
| "Until I Met You" | flip | "Sweet Dreams" | |
| "I'll Be Satisfied with Love" | flip | "Turn Her Down" | |
| 1957 | "I'm Gonna Loive Some Before I Die" | flip | "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" |
| 1958 | "Every Time I'm Kissing You" | 10 | "Alone with You" |
| "I Hate Myself" | 22 | "That's the Way I Feel" | |
| "A Long Time Ago" | 16 | "Last Night at a Party" | |
| 1959 | "I Hear You Talkin'" | 27 | "Country Girl" |
| "Face to the Fall" | 10 | "Riverboat" | |
| 1960 | "A World So Full of Love" | 28 | "Forget the Past" |
| 1961 | "Congratulations" | 28 | "Hello Walls" |
| 1963 | "Nightmare" | 14 | "I've Come to Say Goodbye" |
| 1964 | "No Thanks, I Just Had One" (with Margie Singleton) | 40 | "Keeping Up with the Joneses" |
| "Rhinestones" | 23 | "Old Courthouse" | |
| 1979 | "Second Hand Emotion" | 70 | "That Over Thirty Look" |
Películas en las actúa
- 1956 Hidden Guns
- 1956 Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
- 1957 Raiders of Old California
- 1958 Country Music Holiday
- 1966 Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
- 1966 Nashville Rebel
- 1967 What Am I Bid?
- 1967 The Road to Nashville
- 1977 That's Country
